RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE BUILDING OFFICIAL TO ABATE CERTAIN NUISANCES BY
REMOVAL OF STRUCTURALLY UNSOUND BUILDINGS IN THE CITY IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED $26,000.

CITY PROPOSAL:

The city council finds as follows:

(a)The building official of the city of Duluth duly issued
condemnation orders against the following parcels of property, grounds of
condemnation being the buildings are structurally unsound, open to trespass,
and a menace to the neighborhood, and the criteria of City Code Section 10-3
was met in each case and evidence thereof has been placed in the file; and

(b)The cost to the city for the demolition of the following parcels
of property has been estimated to not exceed $26,000; and

(c)Notices of condemnation were served as follows:

Parcel 1:117 Park Avenue, legally described as north
28'x80' including five feet of vacated avenue adjacent Lot 9, Block 70, Myers
Rearrangement of Block 70, Duluth Proper Second Division, by certified mail on
James McCauley, 5030 Maxwell Road, Duluth, Minnesota 55804, signed by James
McCauley on August 4, 2007; and

Parcel 2:2822 West Second Street, legally described as
east 1/2 of Lot 460, Block 81, Duluth Proper Second Division, by certified
mail on Nina E. Sorenson, 2501 Rice Lake Road, Duluth, Minnesota 55811-4819,
signed by Jean Summar on August 13, 2007, and to Nina Sorenson at St. Ann’s
Residence, 330 East Third Street #109, Duluth, Minnesota 55805, signed by
Susan LePak on August 15, 2007.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the building official is hereby
authorized and directed, forthwith, to take whatever means may be necessary to
abate or cause the abatement of the nuisance now existing on the above named
properties, and to make prompt report in writing to the city council with
respect to the abatement and removal of such nuisances, together with cost if
any thereof, to the city of Duluth. (Budget accounting information: 100-100-1504-5453; current unobligated amount: $55,000; estimated cost of demolition:
$26,000.)

BLDG SFTY DL:ek 1/31/2008

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This resolution identifies buildings that were found to
be structurally unsound and unfit for habitation, and authorizes the building
official to take appropriate action. Since the structures are generally not
economically repairable, the building official usually contracts for the
demolition of buildings through the bidding process.